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No phishing signals detected
| URL | hxxps://ferandonio[.]itch[.]io | |
| Host | ferandonio[.]itch[.]io | |
| Registered domain | itch[.]io | |
| Brand | itch.io / Ferandonio | |
| Screenshot | https://cdn.zerophish.ai/b8b12b23-5297-4204-8162-9e59df9e9de7.jpg | |
| Scan ID | 8c24b7b4-da4f-4870-8db8-4269928a4b73 |
| Host | ferandonio.itch.io |
| Registered domain | itch.io |
| Scheme | https |
| Content length | 56512 B |
| HTTP | 200 · text/html |
| DMARC policy | p=none |
| SPF policy | strict |
| MX records | present |
What the page is presenting
This page is a profile page on itch.io for the user “Ferandonio” (URL: https://ferandonio.itch.io). It shows a content preview card (e.g., “Breathe With You Kaede”) and links back to itch.io.
Suspicious elements found (and why they are / aren’t phishing)
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Age-gate / birthdate form (credential_form=true due to credential-like harvesting risk): The page contains a form requiring the visitor to enter a Date of Birth (“Please enter your birthdate to verify you are 18 or older” with
form action="https://itch.io/content-warning"and fieldsbirth_month,birth_day,birth_year). This is a user-input harvesting vector (personal data), but it is not a login/password or payment credential form. - Fake security warnings / urgency cues: None observed. The language is a standard adult-content gate (“You must be 18+ to view this content”).
- Mismatched branding / domain tricks: No evidence of impersonating a third-party brand (no “PayPal”, “Microsoft”, etc.). The embedded forms and navigation stay within itch.io.
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Suspicious redirects: The “Follow Ferandonio” link goes to
https://itch.io/login?intent=follow_user&return_to=..., which is consistent with itch.io’s normal flow.
Brand identification and URL validation
- Identified brand: itch.io (and the specific profile/subpage for Ferandonio).
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Domain check: The site is hosted on
itch.iosubdomains (ferandonio.itch.io), which matches the identified platform. There is no lookalike domain or mismatch.
Conclusion
Verdict: legitimate (not phishing). The only interactive form is an 18+ content verification form posting to https://itch.io/content-warning, and the rest of the page content/links remain within itch.io. There are no classic phishing red flags like a fake login for another brand, credential harvesting (password fields), or urgent “account compromised” messages.